Comments on: Five reasons why container farming rules

By: DJK

DJK — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:23:39 +0000

I’m trying to figure out how to build some nice raised raised-beds for my patio. Those look like a pretty good representation of what I would like, if only a little low. Do you have any more pics? or plans maybe?

By: david

david — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:38:32 +0000

NOt to mention that in containers you do not have to deal with pesky critters like nematodes. In fact I have a garden, but use containers for tomatoes and lettuces, otherwise they wont make it.
Love the blog, and you have a nice garden. TY

By: cindy

cindy — Fri, 29 May 2009 16:11:28 +0000

thanks for this! i planted lots of veg, herbs, salad fixins this year in containers every bit of extra info helps!

By: Colette

Colette — Thu, 28 May 2009 07:43:38 +0000

Great post. Very encouraging and informative. I have been container gardening since we sold our house two years ago, and are temporaraly (we hope) renting. I don’t want to put plants in the ground here only to dig up if we should move. So I grow in containers now and have had good luck on some things and not so on others. We live by the ocean so get many foggy, gray days. Can’t grow tomatoes at all. Peas on the other hand did very well.
Thanks, Colette

By: Sally

Sally — Thu, 28 May 2009 02:23:22 +0000

Hi, different Sally here. Thanks for bringing up those important advantages of containers. I am starting to grow more vegetables in containers because of limited sunlight in my backyard.

Your containers are quite large. How much of your soil do you replenish from year to year?

By: germi

germi — Wed, 27 May 2009 23:38:14 +0000

BEAUTIFUL!!!

Everything looks so fresh and lovely! The containers are perfect.
I just wanted to step inside your photo and start grazing…

By: Mildred

Mildred — Wed, 27 May 2009 07:25:52 +0000

Wonderful post! Thank you. I have bookmarked this page, since fate might be moving us to an apartment, and a way from our garden. I hadn’t thought about container farming for veggies, and this makes me feel a lot better about a possible move back to apartment land.

By: Sasha

Sasha — Tue, 26 May 2009 23:44:36 +0000

Thanks! :D

By: nancy

nancy — Tue, 26 May 2009 22:46:29 +0000

excellent use of space!
i too cringe at manicured lawns and imagine what i would grow there…speaking of, i’m all container gardening this year too – can’t wait to show it off. here’s a couple other tips: companion planting – i’ve got my basil with my tomatoes so i don’t have to use extra pots for basil and my squash is going into the large pot with beans. if your veggies grow upwards and have shallow roots plant them with some root veggies. also, to keep soil splatter to a minimal use mulch. gravel from an old aquarium works well too and adds extra nitrogen. :-)

By: Hannah

Hannah — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:24:40 +0000

How do you anchor your spirals? I’m in love with them when I saw them at the store but was worried about them falling over.